Like most mums and just busy women fullstop, I find it hard to fit in quality sewing time -- but I'm trying!
For me part of the fun of sewing is the whole process of finding an inspiration in terms of colour, style, texture etc. I'm always coming across beautiful inspiration on the net.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Embroidered book covers from Penguin

New embroidered cover for Jane Austen's Emma by Penguin Threads.

I love books. Although I am currently a Health writer, my background is actually more literary. My degree is in English Lit and History with a minor in French and Italian. I then worked for the publisher Allen & Unwin straight out of uni and made a bit of a career in the book industry.

Penguin get me every time. I love the classics and everytime they rejacket the books I HAVE to buy the new versions. So I have four copies of Wuthering Heights, Emma, The Woman in White etc. I cannot help it. A good book cover is a work of art and this is NO exception. Check out the beautiful embroidered cover for Emma. There are others in the series too.

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My mum taught me to sew and knit when I was younger. I used to make all my clothes as a teenager as a cost-saving exercise and they were pretty fast and dirty. I made a resolution in 2010 to pick up my sewing again with two main aims:
1) Increasing my skill level
2) Learning more about fitting

I'm a freelance writer when I'm not working in PR (which is now). In a previous life I worked in children's and educational publishing. I love and horde books, patterns, fabric and yarn. You'll probably see bits of all my loves creep in on this blog.